What do to become a Taxi Driver Hackney Plate

[marcus5771]

What do I do to become a Taxi Driver Hackney Plate. Not London(Not Green) or Home Counties(Not Yellow) or Private Hire

[royzart]

from memory you will need a medical from your
doctor...cost is discretionary and a criminal record
check ...takes about 2 weeks

[marcus5771]

Thank You Royzart
Marcus5771

[torchie318]

go to www.becomeataxidriver.org.uk and read all the info there. Here is a quote from the site:
"You are probably surrounded by several LA�s depending on where you are in the country and how big your area is. LA�s can run taxi services in very different ways; So this subject should be your first port of call when doing your research. It may benefit you to work outside the council you live in (although some councils don�t allow this). Average time to get your licence is 5-8 weeks, up to 3 years for London hackney drivers.

I will run through the basics requirements

-Minimum age 21
-Licence held for at least 12 months
-MOT � This is normally an MOT specific to Taxis and can be every 6 months in some areas. If you plan on renting time on a hackney cab the owner should look after the MOT.
-Passport or other ID
-Drivers Licence � Got points? I will cover this in another post.
-CRB Check (Criminal records Bureau) I will cover this more in future blogs, especially for prospective drivers that have a record for whatever reason.
-Medical � The council will give you a list of doctors approved for doing these checks when you apply. (Again more on this in future blogs for drivers with medical conditions and those who don�t want to be shafted by some greedy doctors charging extortionate fees.
-Fees, Fees, Fees!!! For all of the above, everyone will charge you for everything but that�s just the way it goes.
-Street knowledge test
-DVLA Mandate check
-Driving Test

[marcus5771]

Thank You torchie318